"The best opponent of my career? I've played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. But I would say Ronaldo, 'El Fenomeno'. Why? Because he was my idol and because, as a football player, he was complete,"

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Between 1962 and 1989 Rangers and Celtic were never drawn to face one another in the Scottish Cup semi-finals, despite reaching that stage together 11 times. The odds against this were 86-1. Fifa must have wished for some of the incredible fortune of its Scottish Football Association counterparts when the draw was made for the European zone World Cup play-offs, and it paired...

Between 1962 and 1989 Rangers and Celtic were never drawn to face one another in the Scottish Cup semi-finals, despite reaching that stage together 11 times. The odds against this were 86-1. Fifa must have wished for some of the incredible fortune of its Scottish Football Association counterparts when the draw was made for the European zone World Cup play-offs, and it paired...

Between 1962 and 1989 Rangers and Celtic were never drawn to face one another in the Scottish Cup semi-finals, despite reaching that stage together 11 times. The odds against this were 86-1. Fifa must have wished for some of the incredible fortune of its Scottish Football Association counterparts when the draw was made for the European zone World Cup play-offs, and it paired...

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (Portuguese pronunciation: [χoˈnawdu luˈiz naˈzaɾiu dʒi ˈlimɐ]; born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilianfootballer who last played for Corinthians. He is considered by experts and fans as one of the greatest football players of all time. In 2012, he was voted Goal.com's "Player of the Decades" in an online poll gathering 29.55% of all votes. He won his first Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year in 1997 (aged only 21) and again won the award in 2002 (26 years old). Additionally, he is one of only three men to have won the FIFA Player of the Year award three times, along with French footballer Zinedine Zidane and Argentine striker Lionel Messi.

Considered by many as the most complete striker in the past 30 years, in 2007, he was named as one of the best starting eleven of all-time by France Football and was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest footballers compiled by fellow countryman Pelé. In 2010, he was voted Goal.com's "Player of the Decade" in an online poll, gathering 43.63 percent of all votes and was also included as centre forward in the "Team of the Decade". On 23 February 2010, Ronaldo announced that he would retire after the 2011 season, signing a two-year contract extension with the Corinthians at the same time. Ronaldo has played for Brazil in 98 international matches, scoring 62 goals. He was a part of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 and 2002World Cups. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo became the highest goalscorer in the history of the World Cup with his fifteenth goal, surpassing Gerd Müller's previous record of 14. He is also the only player to have won the World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot in separate tournaments. Having suffered a string of serious injuries throughout his career, Ronaldo retired on 14 February 2011, citing pain and hypothyroidism as the reasons for his premature retirement.

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